Banjan Laghatak - stewed eggplant with yogurt cilantro sauce. The texture of eggplant and yogurt actually blends well. The cilantro and yogurt combination itself is worth studying.
Bowlawni - a couple pastry shells each filled with potato and leek. I do not know how the potato inside was spiced but it exceeded the expectation of regular meshed potato. Leek was chopped and slightly cooked in oil so the chunks don't fall out of pastry upon cutting.
Dwopiaza - Don't get me wrong, I like lamb dishes. However, lamb is lamb. I haven't seen a delightful variation in cooking lamb other than marinating then roasting it. The best part of dish, surprisingly enough, was the piece of tomato in the center. The spice used for marination was savory and lightly sweetened, differ than the ones in pasta sauces.
Kabuli - baked rice with lamb tenderloin. I wasn't sure why would they bake the rice to make it so fluffy that I was worried about inhaling them into the wrong hole every time I put a spoonful in my mouth. Again, spices used for rice was good enough to forgive the presence of the raisins.
Aushak - Afghan ravioli filled with leek topped with ground beef. I highly valued the inspiration of putting grass inside the ravioli, which actually turned out good but the beef had too much of flavor of its own only to kill the vegetarian ambiance of the ravioli.
Shiraz (2008) Then we went to Vaccaro's Italian Pastries for dessert. The place had more than just Italian pastries as long as they are high in sugar and fat. I am not a dessert person so no further comment.
Coconut Napoleon(^^) + Rum Cake(?) + Cannoli Cake(!)
Cafe Mocha
Apple Cider
Peanut Butter Fantasy - I'd title it "a nightmare of the new year's resolution."
Sticking a spoon to the nose - I am not sure how that helps.
Homestyle Pound Cake
Kamini ordered Bailey's hot chocolate. It was very good; could been better if they had put more Irish cream - like 1:1 ratio.
Cannoli - trust me, these are dangerous.
